Crampton, D. S., Usher, C., Wildfire, J., Webster, D., & Cuccaro-Alamin, S. (2011). Does community and family engagement enhance permanency for children in foster care? Findings from an evaluation of the family to family initiative. Child Welfare, 90(4), pp. 61-77.

U.S. Department of Education: National Center for Education Statistics. Findings from The Condition of Education 1997, No. 13 Postsecondary Persistence and Attainment, NCES96-984, by Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997.

U.S. Department of Education: National Center for Education Statistics. The Condition of Education 1996, NCES96-304, by Thomas M. Smith. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996. Persistence Towards a Bachelor’s Degree, by Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin and Lutz K. Berkner.

U.S. Department of Education: National Center for Education Statistics. Descriptive Summary of 1989-90 Beginning Postsecondary Students 5 Years Later: With an Essay on Postsecondary Persistence and Attainment, NCES96-155, by Lutz K. Berkner, Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin, and Alexander C. McCormick, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996.

Crampton, D. S., Usher, C., Wildfire, J., Webster, D., & Cuccaro-Alamin, S. (2011). Does community and family engagement enhance permanency for children in foster care? Findings from an evaluation of the family to family initiative. Child Welfare, 90(4), pp. 61-77.

This study examines employment outcomes for youth who age out of foster care through their middle twenties in three states: California, Minnesota, and North Carolina. The study linked child welfare, Unemployment Insurance (UI), and public assistance administrative data to assess outcomes. Results suggest that youth who age out of foster care continue to experience poor employment outcomes at age 24 and generally follow one of four employment trajectories as they transition to adulthood.

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Berkeley Social Welfare trains our students for a range of leadership, research, teaching and practice roles in the profession. Students are prepared to practice at specific intervention levels and are thoroughly grounded in the knowledge of social and psychological concerns, social welfare policies and social service organizations.

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Field Education

As students develop their applied mastery in one of over 350 carefully selected field placements, Berkeley Social Welfare field education consultants provide them with individualized assessment, support and coaching throughout their academic journey.

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UC Berkeley’s world-class faculty and research units can be leveraged to conduct studies that make a difference. Berkeley Social Welfare faculty lead a number of research units, and the School houses the California Child Welfare Indicators Project and the California Social Work Education Center. To learn more about the important work and cutting-edge research taking place at the School of Social Welfare, explore our specialized Research Areas and Research Units.

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Berkeley Social Welfare is a worldwide leader in producing new thinking and research about social work practices and policies. Our School isdedicated to building partnerships and strengthening relationships among institutions, faculty and students throughout the globe. We offer several opportunities for international study, internships and leadership training.

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The UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare's pre-eminent faculty rank top in the nation in per capita productivity. Nationally and internationally recognized as leaders in their fields, our senate faculty conducts cutting-edge research on the major issues facing California, the US and the world. Berkeley Social Welfare field faculty represent a diversity of experience and talents, training and preparing our students to excel as the next generation of social work practitioners, professionals and educators.

People

The UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare's pre-eminent faculty rank top in the nation in per capita productivity. Nationally and internationally recognized as leaders in their fields, our senate faculty conducts cutting-edge research on the major issues facing California, the US and the world. Berkeley Social Welfare field faculty represent a diversity of experience and talents, training and preparing our students to excel as the next generation of social work practitioners, professionals and educators.